Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: pre-mie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of preemie.

noun

A follower of the controversial spiritual leader Prem Rawat (born 1957).

Example Sentences

"The mother can use massage/compression to increase the flow of milk, which will stimulate the baby to nurse actively again. This works especially well with premies, babies with Down syndrome, and other babies who are weak."
"As telescoped conversationally by American premies, Guru Maharaj Ji's name is pronounced […]"
"Armed with the knowledge of his own private God, a premie should be able, according to the guru, to handle any situation with maturity […]"
"One premie described the sound as "loud rock and roll," […]"
"All three premies sported close-cropped haircuts and wore sports jackets."

Etymology

From Prem + -ie.

Inflected Forms

premies (plural)

Synonyms

premature baby preterm baby premature infant preterm infant preemie

Questions

What does premie mean?: Alternative spelling of preemie.
Where does premie come from?: From Prem + -ie.

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